US Presidents With The Highest IQs

Politics. Everyone’s favourite dinner-party conversation starter! From adultery and questionable policies to secret gun deals and the loss of nuclear codes, scandal and controversy have always followed America’s leaders. But our team were wondering what with all the controversy over the years, how smart can these politicians really be? We took a step back from the current media circus surrounding the White House to ponder the IQs of American politicians. You’d think that to lead one of the most powerful nations in the world would require a genius of Einstein’s calibre. But heck, if Arnold Schwarzenegger (yes, that’s right, THE Austrian Oak) can run and win an election on the West Coast (we love you Governator!), then it seems maybe you or I should start polishing up the old résumé.

But before you pull out your favourite pair of golfing trousers, or board Air Force One, remember; this is not a job for the average Joe. This then brings us to a comprehensive list of the IQs of the most powerful individuals of the free world. The celebrated, the disenchanted, the entertaining, the foolish, the scandalous, and the downright dastardly Presidents of the United States of America. To refresh your memories, a person’s IQ or Intellectual Quotient is a spectrum which measures an individual’s intellect, testing, in short, their capacity to learn. With the average American hovering between 85 and 115 according to Verywell Mind, and the average president IQ sitting at 140, these great people are still leaps and bounds ahead of the median intellect. Let’s take a look.

1. Ulysses S. Grant (No. 18) – IQ 130

Now, before we’re so quick to judge, remember that the average IQ lies between 85 and 115, so possessing an IQ of 130 is not too low. A shoddily covered-up Whiskey Ring incident saw his crack team of officials attempt to keep tax revenue to themselves and bribe officials, which makes us think maybe he wasn’t the best judge of character, despite his above average IQ.

But this guy was also the 18th President of the United States of America, and a commander of the Union army during the American Civil War! We’ll let you decide if the theoretically least intelligent of the bunch truly belongs here.

The Wisdom Segment

IJ.K. Rowling chose the female name ‘Hermione’, to shed a good light on hard working nerdy girls, who are usually teased for being themselves. She had gotten the name from “A Winter’s Tale” by Shakespeare.

IIWhen a company wanted to start in 1939, they had a lot of disagreements over what to name the company, so they tossed a coin. This resulted in the name Hewlett Packard, also known as HP.

IIIThe Eiffel Tower is 108 stories tall, and it has a total of One Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-Five steps on the inside. If the ones that lead from outside the building to the top of the building are counted, it will make a total of 1,710 steps, but no one is allowed to climb those.

IVThere are so many Penguins in Antarctica that their urine makes up to 3% of the ice on the continent. This is because nothing really evaporates due to the low temperature in the Antarctica.

VThe largest animal alive is the blue whale. It is so big that a child of about 3 years old can fit in its veins. Its heart is also as large as a small car.

VIIt seems like May 1st is the World’s Cruel Leader’s day, because two of the world’s biggest villains were announced dead on the 1st of May. These cruel leaders were Hitler in 1945, and Osama Bin Laden in 2011.